butterfish
n . 溜滑的鱼
溜滑的鱼
butterfish n 1 :
any of numerous small flat Atlantic food fish having smooth skin 2 :
small marine fish with a short compressed body and feeble spines [
synonym : {
butterfish }, {
stromateid fish }, {
stromateid }]
3 :
slippery scaleless food fish of the northern Atlantic coastal waters [
synonym : {
rock gunnel }, {
butterfish }, {
Pholis gunnellus }]
Gunnel \
Gun "
nel \,
n . [
See {
Gunwale }.]
1 .
A gunwale .
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1913 Webster ]
2 . (
Zool .)
A small ,
eel -
shaped ,
marine fish of the genus {
Mur [
ae ]
noides };
esp ., {
M .
gunnellus }
of Europe and America ; --
called also {
gunnel fish }, {
butterfish }, {
rock eel }.
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1913 Webster ]
dollar \
dol "
lar \,
n . [
D .
daalder ,
LG .
dahler ,
G .
thaler ,
an abbreviation of Joachimsthaler ,
i .
e .,
a piece of money first coined ,
about the year 1518 ,
in the valley (
G .
thal )
of St .
Joachim ,
in Bohemia .
See {
Dale }.]
1 .
(
a )
A silver coin of the United States containing 371 .
25 grains of silver and 41 .
25 grains of alloy ,
that is ,
having a total weight of 412 .
5 grains .
(
b )
A gold coin of the United States containing 23 .
22 grains of gold and 2 .
58 grains of alloy ,
that is ,
having a total weight of 25 .
8 grains ,
nine -
tenths fine .
It is no longer coined .
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1913 Webster ]
Note :
Previous to 1837 the silver dollar had a larger amount of alloy ,
but only the same amount of silver as now ,
the total weight being 416 grains .
The gold dollar as a distinct coin was first made in 1849 .
The eagles ,
half eagles ,
and quarter eagles coined before 1834 contained 24 .
75 grains of gold and 2 .
25 grains of alloy for each dollar .
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2 .
A coin of the same general weight and value as the United States silver dollar ,
though differing slightly in different countries ,
formerly current in Mexico ,
Canada ,
parts of South America ,
also in Spain ,
and several other European countries .
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1913 Webster PJC ]
3 .
The value of a dollar ;
the unit of currency ,
differing in value in different countries ,
commonly employed in the United States and a number of other countries ,
including Australia ,
Canada ,
Hong Kong ,
parts of the Carribbean ,
Liberia ,
and several others .
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1913 Webster PJC ]
{
Chop dollar }.
See under 9th {
Chop }.
{
Dollar fish } (
Zool .),
a fish of the United States coast ({
Stromateus triacanthus }),
having a flat ,
roundish form and a bright silvery luster ; --
called also {
butterfish },
and {
Lafayette }.
See {
Butterfish }.
{
Trade dollar },
a silver coin formerly made at the United States mint ,
intended for export ,
and not legal tender at home .
It contained 378 grains of silver and 42 grains of alloy .
Butterfish \
But "
ter *
fish `\,
n . (
Zool .)
A name given to several different fishes ,
in allusion to their slippery coating of mucus ,
as the {
Stromateus triacanthus }
of the Atlantic coast ,
the {
Epinephelus punctatus }
of the southern coast ,
the rock eel ,
and the kelpfish of New Zealand .
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1913 Webster ]
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